The start was slow.
The finish was not.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball team got off to a sluggish start in its nonconference finale Friday at Presbyterian. It could have been due to some travel issues on the way, but the Mocs righted the ship after falling behind after a quarter and won 56-48 to head into Southern Conference play with a 6-8 record.
They start on the road next week with games at Samford and at Mercer. UTC lost to both teams away from McKenzie Arena last season.
Jasmine Joyner battled some second-half foul trouble but still finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals against the Blue Hose (2-9). Chelsey Shumpert scored all but one of her 15 points in the second half and put the game away with four free throws in the final 36 seconds.